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19th Annual Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities 

January 26 – February 3, 2008 Eatonville/Orange County, Florida

FESTIVAL TICKETS

January 25 last day to purchase tickets online. Options for subsequent advance purchases:
Zora Neale Hurston National Museum of Fine Arts (up until January 29); Registration site at Sheraton Hotel-Maitland
(January 30, noon-6 and January 31, 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.); or at the site of the event

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Street Festival of the Arts

Friday – Feb. 1 (Education Day)

Ages 0 - 3

FREE

 

Ages 4 – 17

$3

Adults, 18 & above

$5

 

Saturday - Feb. 2

Ages 0 - 3

FREE

Ages 4 – 17

$3

Adults, 18 & above

$10

Priority Seating at Center Stage (Sat.)

$20

 

Sunday – Feb. 3

Ages 0 - 3

FREE

Ages 4 – 17

$3

Adults, 18 & above

$10

Priority Seating at Center Stage (Sun.)

$20

 

Eatonville-Maitland Cultural Alliance
Tour  w/Box Lunch

(Mon., 1/28 – 10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.)

$10

 

Young Voices Conference 
(Thur., 1/31 –  Fri., 2/1 8:30-3:00 p.m. Daily )

$15

 

Other Ticketed Events


Evening of Jazz w/Sam Rivers’ Rivbea Orchestra
(Fri., 2/1 – 8:00 p.m.)

$10

HATitude Brunch (Sat., 2/2 – 10:00 a.m.)  

$55

HATitude Brunch (Sat., 2/2 – 10:00 a.m.)  Sr. (55/older)

$50

ZORA! Gala w/Miss Ruby Dee (Sat., 2/2 – 7:30 p.m.)

$100

 

Corporate Tables

HATitude Brunch – Sat., 2/2 (10:00 a.m.) [Rounds of 8]

$750

ZORA! Gala – Sat., 2/2 (7:30 p.m.) [Rounds of 8]

$1500

 

Humanities Public Forum Events (FREE)
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To insure availability, please indicate quantity desired


“Speaking Hands” Musicale (Sun. 1/27 – 4:00 p.m.)

FREE

An Evening w/Sonia Sanchez (Wed., 1/30 – 7:30 p.m.)

FREE

In Conversation w/Louise Meriwether (Thur., 1/31 – 7:30 p.m.)

FREE

Zora Neale Hurston Arts & Humanities Lecture  w/CCH Pounder (Fri., 2/1 – 10:00 a.m.)

FREE

Humanities Panel–Day One Sessions I & II
(Fri., 2/1 – 1:00-5:30 p.m.)

FREE

Humanities Panel-Day Two Sessions  I & II
(Sat., 2/2 – 9:30-11:30 a.m.)

FREE

 
Festival Souvenir Packet
(ZORA! 2008 Magazine, Florida Black Heritage Trail, The Hurston Catalog)

$15

 

 

 

Profile
Now in its 19th year, the annual Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities (ZORA! Festival) is a multi-day, multi-disciplinary event.

Goals

To celebrate the life and work of 20th century writer, folklorist and anthropologist, Zora Neale Hurston;
To celebrate the significance of her hometown, Eatonville, Florida, known as the nation's oldest incorporated African American municipality, and
to celebrate the cultural contributions people of African ancestry have made to the United States and world culture.


Established in 1990, The Hurston is a program of the Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community, Inc. (P.E.C.). Its mission is to provide a place “in the heart of the community” where the public can view the work of artists of African Descent, who live on the Continent and/or in the Diaspora. 

MISSION STATEMENT: The Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community Inc. (P.E.C.) is a non-profit/tax-exempt historic preservation organization whose mission it is to enhance the resources of Eatonville, Florida, which is "the oldest incorporated African American municipality in the United States" and the hometown of writer, folklorist, and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston; to educate the public about Eatonville's historic and cultural significance; and to use the community's heritage and cultural vibrancy for its economic development.
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